Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessel (COPV) Modeling Technique Using Wound Composite Modeler (WCM) in Abaqus 英文学习资料 .pdfVIP

Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessel (COPV) Modeling Technique Using Wound Composite Modeler (WCM) in Abaqus Ming Yu *, Kunpeng Guo Materials Science and Engineering Department, Core RD, Dow Chemical Company Industrial Composites Department, Polyurethane System, Dow Chemical Company *Email: myu1@ ABSTRACT Composite overwrapped pressure vessels (COPV) are an important type of high-pressure container that is widely used in the commercial and aerospace industries. Despite the wide-spread use, the traditional design and analysis method of COPV heavily relies on the appropriate application of heuristic techniques (rules of thumb) and the experience of engineer. However for many applications, the cost in material and resources to fabricate multiple test iterations is extremely prohibitive. Thus, a leaner, more accurate design and analysis process is necessary for a more general COPV application. In this paper, the research work was focused on the finite element modeling and thermal-mechanical simulation on COPV. Thermal-mechanical and temperature-dependent properties of glass fiber reinforced composites have been experimentally and numerically characterized in constituents (epoxy resin, glass fiber) and unidirectional laminate levels. A detailed FEA modeling strategy of COPV in an Abaqus/CAE plug-in tool named Wound Composite Modeler (WCM) was then presented. A coupled thermal-mechanical analysis was finally conducted on the cooling-down phase of cure cycle to investigate the cooling rate effects on the transient and residual thermal stress level and distributions. The results obtained are of great value for guiding the cooling rate selection in manufacturing, and consequently help COPV manufacturer improve productivity. KEYWORDS Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessels (COPV), Filament Winding, Wound Composite Modeler (WCM), Finite Element Analysis, Abaq